Respect for Marriage Act
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The Respect for Marriage Act is a U.S. federal law that guarantees recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages nationwide, effectively replacing and superseding the earlier Defense of Marriage Act.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12029240 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Respect for Marriage Act Context triple: [Defense of Marriage Act, relatedTo, Respect for Marriage Act]
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Ley del Matrimonio Civil
La Ley del Matrimonio Civil fue una norma clave del siglo XIX en México que estableció el matrimonio como una institución regulada por el Estado y no por la Iglesia, en el marco de las reformas liberales.
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Defense of Marriage Act
The Defense of Marriage Act was a 1996 U.S. federal law that defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman and allowed states to refuse recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
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The Marriage Clause
"The Marriage Clause" is a 1926 silent drama film starring Billie Dove, notable for its backstage Hollywood setting and exploration of love, ambition, and contractual obligations in the film industry.
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D.
United States v. Windsor
United States v. Windsor is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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E.
Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges is the landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Respect for Marriage Act Target entity description: The Respect for Marriage Act is a U.S. federal law that guarantees recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages nationwide, effectively replacing and superseding the earlier Defense of Marriage Act.
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A.
Ley del Matrimonio Civil
La Ley del Matrimonio Civil fue una norma clave del siglo XIX en México que estableció el matrimonio como una institución regulada por el Estado y no por la Iglesia, en el marco de las reformas liberales.
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B.
Defense of Marriage Act
The Defense of Marriage Act was a 1996 U.S. federal law that defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman and allowed states to refuse recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
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C.
The Marriage Clause
"The Marriage Clause" is a 1926 silent drama film starring Billie Dove, notable for its backstage Hollywood setting and exploration of love, ambition, and contractual obligations in the film industry.
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D.
United States v. Windsor
United States v. Windsor is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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E.
Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges is the landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
- F. None of above. chosen
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